Baby pod

ABSTRACT

A baby pod is a hollowed-out circular shaped structure used to house new-born infants up to a year and a half age babies and other essential features associated with infant-to-toddler care in its interior shell. The outer and inner surface of the baby pod is smooth leaving the surface without any crevices to the outer shell or inner walls. The baby mattress is located in the cavity of a mattress box located at the bottom-center of the baby pod&#39;s interior. Baby pod has an outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom to provide a secure and sturdy foundation to minimize unwanted sliding and movement and avoid tip overs. Towards the back of the baby pod just above the head of the baby mattress is a 180 degree-view viewing window. Towards the front of the baby pod just above the foot of the baby mattress is a huge entry opening that will allow for entry of an infant-to-toddler to be placed on the baby mattress. Starting from the top-center of the baby pod going towards the back in the direction of the 180 degree-view viewing window, is a ceiling window.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

To my knowledge there are no existing provisional or non-provisionalco-pending patents that this existing patent application can claim thebenefit of priority.

BACKGROUND

Baby pod is an alternative sleeping platform for infants up to one and ahalf age babies.

The present invention relates to baby cribs and bassinets.

For many years infants and toddlers have been traditionally placed in acrib to keep them safe from rolling and falling out while they aresleeping. Cribs, Ref. (US 2013/0000037 A1, Tabbia), also provide anenclosed play area to put infants and toddlers in when parents havetheir attentions turned away.

unfortunately, baby cribs have also been at the center of many incidentsinvolving infant injuries and deaths according to Consumer ProductSafety Commission's (CPSC), “Statistical Data on Crib-Related DeathsReport.”

Baby pod is utilized as a sleeping platform for infants up to toddlerage babies. The only similarity baby pod has to the traditional babycrib is the baby mattress. Because of baby pod's unique hollowed-outsmooth circular-structure shape, it does not have the parts andcomponents Ref. (US 2012/0137429 A1, Aaron), and the defects andpotential hazards that are associated with the traditional baby crib.

keeping in mind the defects and potential hazards of the traditionalbaby crib, when drafting this present invention, safety was not the onlyphilosophical concern. Replacing the “squared prison cell-like shape” ofthe traditional baby crib to an circular shape is not only ideal foraesthetic pleasure but also for the environmental energy-flow of theinfants and toddlers.

SUMMARY

The present application describes a baby pod. In one embodiment, thebaby pod includes a hollowed-out circular structure with an outer solidflat base that surrounds the entire bottom base of the baby pod, amattress box located at the bottom-center; a back lower panel located atthe head of the mattress box and a front lower panel located at the footof the mattress box; arching side walls located on both the right andleft side of the mattress box; a baby mattress located in the cavity ofthe mattress box; a 180 degree-view viewing window is located above theback lower panel; a ceiling window located just above the 180degree-view viewing window atop of the hollowed-out circular structure;a huge entry opening starting at the top-center of the hollowed-outcircular structure making its way all the way from the sides to thefront of the hollowed-out circular structure.

Because of baby pod's unique hollowed-out smooth circular structure itdoes not have the defects and potential hazards of the traditionalsquared-shaped baby cribs. It is one single structure without partsneeded to be attached to the structure; no bars or cross-sections thatmay create potential hazards to life or limb of infants and toddlersassociated with traditional baby cribs.

The unique hollowed-out smooth circular structure of baby pod gives theparents, infant and toddler an aesthetic appeal, one that is notprovided by the “squared prison cell-like shape” traditional baby cribs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a baby pod.

FIG. 2 is a side profile view of a baby pod.

FIG. 3 is a transparent side profile view of a baby pod.

FIG. 4 is a back view of a baby pod.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a baby pod.

FIG. 6 is a transparent top/aerial view of baby pod.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT

Turning now to figures, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a baby pod 10;Included is a outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottombase 30; a mattress box 50 located at the bottom-center interior, and ababy mattress 40 located in the cavity of the mattress box 50; a backlower panel 90 connected to the head of the mattress box 50 and rises upto connect to the back portion of the 180 degree-view viewing window 20;a arching left side wall 80 connects to the mattress box and rises up tosupport the left side portion of the 180 degree-view viewing window pane20 and encompass the left side portion of the huge entry opening 70; ahuge entry opening 70; a 180 degree-view viewing window 20 located atthe back, and a ceiling window 60 located atop the baby pod.

Turning now to figures, FIG. 2 is a side profile view of a baby pod 10;Included is a outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottombase 30, an exterior arching right side wall 80 rising up to support theright side portion of the huge entry opening 70; a side-view of the hugeentry opening 70; a right-side view of the 180 degree-view viewingwindow 20 located at the back, and a right-side view of the ceilingwindow 60 located atop the baby pod.

Turning now to figures, FIG. 3 is a transparent side profile view of ababy pod 10; Included is a mattress box 50 located in the bottom-centerinterior and a baby mattress 40 located in the cavity of the mattressbox 50; a back lower panel 90 connected at the head of the mattress box50; a front lower panel 100 connected to the foot of the mattress box50; a right-side view of 180 degree-view viewing window 20, and aright-side view of the ceiling window 60 located atop the baby pod.

Turning now to figures, FIG. 4 is a back view of a baby pod 10; includedis a outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom base 30; aview of the font lower panel 100 from the back of the baby pod; a backview of the 180 degree-view viewing window 20 from the exterior of thebaby pod, and a back view of the ceiling window 60 from the exterior ofthe baby pod.

Turning now to figure, FIG. 5 is a front view of a baby pod 10; Includedis a outer solid flat base that surrounds the entire bottom base 30; afrontal view of the huge entry opening 70; a front view of the 180degree-view viewing window 20 from the interior of the baby pod; and aslight front view of the ceiling window 60 from the interior of the babypod.

Turning now to figures, FIG. 6 is a transparent top/aerial view of ababy pod 10; Included is a view of the baby mattress 40 from theinterior of the “Baby Pod;” a partial top/aerial view of the right andleft arching side walls 80; a top/aerial view of the huge entry opening70; a top/aerial view of the 180 degree-view viewing window 20; and atop/aerial view of the ceiling window 60.

Because of baby pod's unique singular hollowed-out circular structure,it does not require tools to assemble. An ideal way of going aboutmanufacturing a baby pod will take multiple steps to complete. Firststep would be to utilize baby pod's patent illustrations andcomputer-aided design (CAD) software to assist in rendering an accurateand technical 3 dimensional (3-D) drawing (blueprint) of a baby pod.

Once an accurate and technical 3-D drawing (blueprint) of a baby pod isattained for mechanical engineering the second step can be accomplishedin two methods. The 1^(st) method is utilizing 3-D printing/additivemanufacturing to make a 3-D solid structure of the baby pod using the3-D drawings (blueprint) and a technique called additive process, wheresuccessive layers of materials are laid down in different shapes.Depending on what 3-D printing machine is used, material or bindingmaterial is deposited on the build bed or platform of the machine untilmaterial/binder layering is complete and the final 3-D structure hasbeen printed.

The 2^(nd) method and a more conventional way, would be a mold/mouldingprocess, where the manufacturing of a baby pod is accomplished byshaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called apattern.

The third step would be concerning the manufacturing of the 180degree-view viewing window 20, and the ceiling window 60 of a baby pod.Poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), popularly known as Plexiglas, is anexcellent choices given the desired safety for the infants and toddlersand the potential hazards of using glass. Plexiglas is a transparentthermoplastic, often used as a lightweight and shatter-resistantalternative to glass.

The fourth step would be acquiring the actual raw material componentsthat will make up the hollowed-out circular shape structure of a babypod 10.

The fifth step would be acquiring a standard size baby mattress 40 thatfits the measurement and depth of the baby pod's mattress box 50.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A baby pod comprising a hollowed-outcircular structure with a mattress box at the base; a baby mattresswithin the cavity of the mattress box; a solid outer flat base thatsurrounds the bottom of the baby pod; an arching left and right sidewalls; a front and back lower panels; and a huge entry opening above thefront lower panel at the front of the structure; a 180 degree-viewviewing window above the back lower panel; and atop the surface of thebaby pod is a ceiling window.
 2. The baby pod according to claim 1,wherein the mattress box is supported at the bottom-center of thehollowed-out circular structure.
 3. The baby pod according to claim 1,wherein the left arching side wall connects to the mattress box andrises up to support the left side portion of the 180 degree-view viewingwindow pane and encompass the left side portion of the huge entryopening to the hollowed-out circular structure; the right arching sidewall connects to the mattress box and rises up to support the right sideportion of the 180 degree-view viewing window pane and encompass theright side portion of the huge entry opening to the hollow-out circularstructure.
 4. The baby pod according to claim 3, wherein the left andright side arching walls rises up and joins together to form the toparching curvature openings of the hollowed-out circular structure. 5.The baby pod according to claim 1, wherein the front lower panelconnects to and rises up from the foot of the mattress box, connects tothe left and right side arching walls and encompass the front, left andright side portion of the huge entry opening towards the front of thehollowed-out circular structure; towards the back of the circularstructure, the back lower panel connects to the head of the mattressbox, and rises up to connect to the back portion of the 180 degree-viewviewing window pane.
 6. The baby pod according to claim 1, wherein thehuge entry opening of the baby pod is formed by the right and leftarching side walls and the front lower panel of the baby pod.
 7. Thebaby pod according to claim 1, wherein the 180 degree-view viewingwindow is located at the back of the baby pod and it spans to some ofthe right and left side portion of the baby pod just above the backlower panel and just below the ceiling window.
 8. The baby pod accordingto claim 1, wherein the ceiling window is located atop the hollowed-outcircular structure just above the back portion of the 180 degree-viewviewing window pane.
 9. The baby pod according to claim 1, wherein thebaby mattress is housed in the cavity of the mattress box supported atthe bottom-center of the hollowed-out circular structure.
 10. The babypod according to claim 1, wherein the outer solid flat base surroundsthe entire bottom base of the baby pod to provide a secure and sturdyfoundation to minimize and avoid tipping over and unwanted sliding andmovement.